Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter highlights the long history of Texas' Black cowboy culture Getty Images Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter delves into the Black country music genre, revisiting her own country roots in Houston, Texas Anyone confused about Beyoncé's newest foray into the country genre has only to visit her home state of Texas to learn about Black Cowboy culture. Though Beyonce …
The reinvention of the cowboy hat Getty Images From "Marlboro Man" and John Wayne to Beyoncé at New York Fashion Week – the cowboy hat, the ultimate US emblem of rugged masculinity, is being subverted. Getty Images Musician Lil Nas X sported a bright pink cowboy hat at the 2020 Grammy Awards Yet Beyoncé's current embrace of the Western aesthetic …
The Compton Cowboys ride down South Tamarind Avenue, along with hundreds of people marching, during the Compton Peace Ride on June 7. Horses saved us.” In recent days, Thompson-Hernández, a multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles, has been out reporting on civil rights demonstrations in the region, and the cowboys have been riding, urging their followers on Instagram to “be …
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ladbroke Grove rapper AJ Tracey released the song “Country …
